Politics of the Arab League

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Issues

Weapons of mass destruction
Arab Winter Syrian Civil War Somali Civil War Western Sahara conflict Arab–Israeli conflict Pan-Arabism
Egypt Iran Libya Syria

Geography

Regions
Maghreb Mashriq Nile Valley Gulf states Bab-el-Mandeb
Deserts
Sahara (Libyan Nubian White Bayuda) Arabian (Rub' al Khali Syrian Desert An Nafud) ad-Dahna Desert

Governance

Institutions
Founding Charter Human Rights Charter Secretary-General (Nabil Elaraby)
Council Summits Parliament

Unity

Arab leaders
King Salman King Abdullah Fattah el-Sisi
Ideology
Arab nationalism Nasserism Arab socialism Ba'athism Third International Theory
Attempts at political union
Arab Federation Arab Islamic Republic Federation of Arab Republics Unified Political Command United Arab Republic United Arab States
Organizational unions
Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC) Arab Maghreb Union

Foreign relations

Multilateral
African Union ASEAN European Union Latin America
Bilateral
Brazil China Eritrea France India Eritrea Iran Israel Pakistan Russia Turkey United States Uzbekistan Venezuela

Military

Joint defence
Expenditure Arab Revolt
Joint Defence Council United Arab Command Peninsula Shield Arab Organization for Industrialization (AOI)

Economy

Transportation

Railways
Aviation
Berlin-Baghdad ONCF Palestine Railways Hejaz Railway
Bridges
Dubai Smile Qatar Bahrain Causeway King Fahd Causeway Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Crossing Saudi–Egypt Causeway Bridge of the Horns

Culture

Media
Arab-SAT Nile-SAT Arab Media Group Arabian Television Network Arab International Media Services Al Arabiya Al Jazeera
Arab Capital of Culture
Algiers (2007) Jerusalem (2008) Damascus (2009) Doha (2010)
Arabic language Cuisine Art Literature Mu'allaqat) Dress
Sport
Pan Arab Games Arab Champions League (Cup Winners' Cup) Gulf Cup of Nations Arab Nations Cup

Demographics

Religion
Hinduism Muslims Christians Yazidis Shabaks Mandaeans
Ethnicities
Arabs Berbers Kurds Nubians Somalis other
Arab diaspora
Lifestyles
Bedouin Marsh Arabs
Language
Afar Arabic Armenian Berber Hebrew Kurdish Nubian Persian Somali

The Arab League is a political organization aiming to help integrate its members economically, and solve in-between conflicts without asking for foreign aid. It possesses elements of a state representative parliament, while issues of foreign affairs are usually dealt under the United Nations supervision.

Government

The Charter of the Arab League endorsed the principle of an Arab homeland while respecting the sovereignty of the individual member states.

The internal regulations of the Council of the League were agreed in October 1951 as well as those of the committees. Those of the Secretary-General were agreed in May 1953.

Since then, Arab order has based on this duality. Preservation of individual statehood derived its strengths from natural preferences of ruling elites to maintain their power and their independence in decision making. The fear of rich Arabs that poorer Arabs may come to share their wealth in the name of Arab nationalism, the feuds among Arab rulers and the influence of external powers that saw potential danger in Arab unity; all reinforced this duality.

Inner Policies

Iraq

The Arab League supports a unified Iraqi state, with a united government, and also condemned the US occupation of Iraq.

Palestine

The Arab League has always supported the Palestinian side of the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict, as an organization it recognizes the Palestinian Authority as the legitimate Government of the State of Palestine. the Arab League has Addressed the International Community several Times, through the United Nations.

Syria

On December 19, 2011, the Syrian Ba'athist government agreed to allow observers from the Arab League to monitor Syria's progress in removing troops from protest areas, free political prisoners, and negotiate with dissidents. The mission was in accordance with the Arab League peace plan aimed to resolve the Syrian crisis. The monitors were dispatched and supported by the Arab League.^[1] n January 28, 2012, the Arab League announced an indefinite suspension of its mission, citing "a harsh new government crackdown made it too dangerous to proceed and was resulting in the deaths of innocent people across the country". Nabil al-Arabi, head of the Arab League, said that following discussions with Arab foreign ministers the league decided to suspend all monitoring activity in Syria.^[2]

References

↑ Syria agrees to let Arab League monitors in, but sanctions remain
↑ http://www.bendbulletin.com/article/20120129/NEWS0107/201290416/ Arab League monitors suspend Syria mission

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